Orka Egg Cooker with Bonus 2-Piece Egg Poacher Set | 
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| Brand: ORKA
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $28.00
Buy New: $11.71
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 84039
Size: Set
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 4 x 6
Model: C65508
UPC: 885902655080
EAN: 0885902655080
ASIN: B001BJS09W
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| Features:
| • | Versatile egg cooking set with 1 cooker, 4 boiling cups, 1 timer, and 2 poachers | | • | Nonstick silicone for high-heat resistance; safe to 570 degrees F | | • | Design allows for easy lower and lift with boiling water and accurate timing | | • | Egg-shaped timer is resistant to steam and attaches with a magnet | | • | Safe for hands and gentle on eggs; cooker and cups are dishwasher-safe |
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| Customer Reviews:
Too fiddly - poacher hard to use. October 18, 2008
Wasn't really as impressed as I thought I'd be. You need more water in the pan, as the eggs sit in the holders upright and consequently 'taller', so you need more water to make sure the eggs are covered, so you have to watch more carefully to make sure the water doesn't boil over. The poached eggs were disasterous - they leaked out of the holder and through the holes and I just ended up with half the egg in the holder, and the rest all stringy and floating around in the water. Not a good product - you're basically paying for the timer, as that's the only good thing about this product!
Revaluation (at the risk of egg on my face) July 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I initially gave an enthusiastic review of this garish curiosity, which revived my interest in boiling (and eating) eggs. Unfortunately, I've subsequently had to remove that earlier appraisal. The kitsch appeal of the device has had time to wear off, moreover leaving in its wake a couple of major flaws.
First, by slightly elevating the eggs and placing them in vertical position, the gizmo requires a large or, at the least, deep kettle. So you'll be using considerable water not to mention energy to ensure each egg is boiled bottom to top (plus waiting extra time for the water to come to a boil). Secondly, the plastic egg mounted at the pinnacle of the handle contains a timer with numerals that are extremely hard to decipher and which, after a couple of months, disappeared altogether. (I suspect that these units have been sitting on the shelf for extended periods of time, so that the battery is on its final leg by the time the consumer receives his Egg Cooker.) You could keep the plastic egg in the handle for sheer aesthetics, but for some reason it bothers me not to be able to use it for the functional purpose the designer had in mind. Of course, I could get a tiny screwdriver and see about the possibility of installing another battery, but it hardly seems worth the bother.
I never mentioned it before, but it strikes me as curious that these gadgets come in a brown, unmarked, completely generic box. (I can just see Jeff Bezos' kids constructing these in the family basement and short-cutting a detail as small as packaging.)
In short, Orka is no whale of a deal, especially anywhere north of ten bucks. But it does cushion the egg nicely (never broke a single one), and it might interest a grandchild in pitching in on the cooking and spark an appetite for the unexciting food. And, of course, Easter is only a half year from now. Otherwise, as entertaining as this utensil was to begin with, the yolk is pretty much on me.
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